AU Training Calendar

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Open hours walk-in clinic for College Writing Students. Students are encouraged to bring papers at any stage in the process for informal consultation with Writing Center Consultants. We can help with thesis statements, research questions, revisions, works cited, interpreting assignment requirements, brainstorming and more!

The Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2013 course will demonstrate to users the functionality of a spreadsheet and the ease of use in storing, manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing data. You will learn the basic benefits of working with Excel and how to create and format an Excel worksheet. You will also learn how to navigate the Microsoft Excel 2013 environment, customize the Quick Access ...more

GIVING AND RECEIVING IDEAS: HOW TO INFLUENCE ACCEPTANCE AND REALIZE POTENTIAL

The Gianni Lounge (Mary Graydon Conference Room 200)

How many great, even brilliant, ideas have been abandoned because of apathy? This course looks at "idea apathy" from two perspectives: the creator-giver, and the leader-receiver. Learn how to build a case for an idea, identify how your style affects your approach, and explore the viability of an idea with another person.

Coming Soon

Wed 04/01/1510:00 am – noon

Introduction to SharePoint 2010

Anderson OIT Training Lab

Managing your content pages on the new MyAU portal is easy, if you have the basic Sharepoint knowledge you need. Learn about the fundamentals of Sharepoint, the technology on which the portal was built. Participants will also develop content pages, add webparts to their pages, and manage existing content.

The Introduction to CommonSpot course is for American University staff who will serve as departmental contributors to CommonSpot, American University's Content Management System.

This first class in a series will introduce you to CommonSpot access, user roles, page types, and image requirements. You will learn to log on to the system, and create News and Success Stories based on AU Content ...more

The Introduction to Adobe Photoshop course provides an overview of this professional graphics and image-editing software application. You will learn the basic techniques of graphic manipulation including how to adjust the color of photographs, drawings, and other images, crop and recast the image, create web-ready graphics, use the painting and editing tools, add filters to images, and save ...more